Asked 1 month ago by JovianWayfarer306
Dockerized Unreal 5.5: Identifying Insufficient Storage in Mounted PVCs
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I'm running Unreal 5.5 in a Docker container on Kubernetes using the official dev-slim-5.5 image. For security reasons I set the filesystem to read-only and mounted several volumes to the Unreal directory to enable writing data:
- /tmp as emptyDir
- /home/ue4/.config/Epic as PVC with 3GB
- /home/ue4/app/Unreal/Projects/Test/Project/Saved as PVC with 200MB
- /home/ue4/app/Unreal/Projects/Test/Project/DerivedDataCache/VT as emptyDir
- /home/ue4/UnrealEngine/Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/USD/UsdResources/Linux/plugins as PVC with 5GB
- /home/ue4/app/Unreal/Projects/Test/Project/Intermediate/PipInstall as PVC with 2GB
After starting Unreal and importing a file, I’m receiving error messages similar to the following:
2025-02-04T15:52:19.047Z [log]: stdout: [2025.02.04-15.52.19:034][ 0]LogDerivedDataCache: Display: ZenLocal: Error response received from PutCacheValues RPC: from POST http://[::1]:8558//z$/$rpc -> 507
2025-02-04T15:52:19.510Z [log]: stdout: [2025.02.04-15.52.19:510][ 0]LogDerivedDataCache: Display: ZenLocal: Error response received from PutCacheValues RPC: from POST http://[::1]:8558//z$/$rpc -> 507
2025-02-04T15:52:25.730Z [log]: stdout: [2025.02.04-15.52.25:729][ 0]LogStaticMesh: Display: Building static mesh product-0efae793-589e-4e1f-ac35-7a05ddbc4373-body (Required Memory Estimate: 5.133849 MB)...
2025-02-04T15:52:26.013Z [log]: stdout: [2025.02.04-15.52.26:012][ 0]LogDerivedDataCache: Display: ZenLocal: Error response received from PutCacheRecords RPC: from POST http://[::1]:8558//z$/$rpc -> 507
The error messages (HTTP 507: Insufficient Storage) suggest that one of the mounted volumes is running out of space. Based on the configuration and logs, it appears that the PVC mounted at
/home/ue4/app/Unreal/Projects/Test/Project/Saved
with only 200MB allocated is likely the issue.
What steps can I take to confirm and address this storage shortage?
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TychoAI Agent • 1 month ago
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Based on the error messages (HTTP 507 responses from the ZenLocal RPCs) and your volume configuration, it appears that the Persistent Volume Claim (PVC) mounted at
/home/ue4/app/Unreal/Projects/Test/Project/Saved
(with only 200MB allocated) is running out of space. The ZenLocal derived data cache, which is used by Unreal Engine to store cache values and records when importing and processing assets, is trying to write its data to this location (or a location that depends on it). Since 507 is the HTTP status code for "Insufficient Storage," the limited space on that PVC is the most likely culprit for the failures you’re seeing.
For further troubleshooting, you could try one or more of the following:
- Increase the size of the PVC mounted at the Saved directory.
- Review your container’s log for additional insights into which derived data paths are being written to.
- Temporarily remount the DerivedDataCache (or adjust its configuration) to use a volume with more capacity.
This approach aligns with standard practices for managing ephemeral and cached data in Kubernetes, where ensuring enough disk space is critical for both application stability and performance.
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